Khammam, Andhra Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Khammam (Andhra Pradesh) was won by Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy (YSR Congress Party) at the 2014 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 11,974 votes over Nama Nageswara Rao. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, from 1957 to 2014.
Full Election History, 1957–2014
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
Vittal Rao
Muslim League Kerala
106,627
44.3%
Kolipak Kishan Rao (Indian National Congress)
5,537 (2.3 pts)
1962
T. Lakshikantamma
Indian National Congress
163,806
49.8%
T.B. Vittal Rao (Communist Party of India)
12,060 (3.7 pts)
1967
T. Lakshmikantamma
Indian National Congress
200,534
53.1%
M. K. Rao (CPI (Marxist))
111,328 (29.5 pts)
1971
T. Lakshmi Kantamma
Indian National Congress
137,830
36.9%
Chekuri Kasaiah (Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti)
16,461 (4.4 pts)
1977
Jalagam Kondala Rao
Indian National Congress
208,617
51.3%
Yalamanchili Radha Krushna Murthy (CPI (Marxist))
85,989 (21.1 pts)
1980
Kondala Rao Jalagam
Congress (I)
201,559
42.1%
Upendraiah Samineni (Congress (U))
95,483 (20.0 pts)
1984
Jalagam Vengala Rao
Indian National Congress
261,056
44.7%
Nallamala Prasad Rao (Communist Party of India)
91,499 (15.7 pts)
1989
Jalagam Vengal Rao
Indian National Congress
388,461
49.7%
Radhakrishna Murthy Yelamanchili (CPI (Marxist))
59,252 (7.6 pts)
1991
Rangayya Nayudu P.V.
Indian National Congress
316,186
44.2%
Tammineni Veerabhadram (CPI (Marxist))
5,918 (0.8 pts)
1996
Veerabhadram Tammineni
CPI (Marxist)
374,675
42.8%
P.V. Rangaiah Naidu (Indian National Congress)
63,291 (7.2 pts)
1998
Nadendla Bhaskar Rao
Indian National Congress
363,747
40.3%
Thammineni Veerabhadram (CPI (Marxist))
11,664 (1.3 pts)
1999
Renuka Chowdhury
Indian National Congress
328,596
35.9%
Baby Swarna Kumari Maddineni (Telugu Desam Party)
8,398 (0.9 pts)
2004
Renuka Chowdhury
Indian National Congress
518,047
50.6%
Nama Nageswara Rao (Telugu Desam Party)
108,888 (10.6 pts)
2009
Nama Nageswara Rao
Telugu Desam Party
469,368
45.4%
Renuka Chowdhury (Indian National Congress)
124,448 (12.0 pts)
2014
Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy
YSR Congress Party
421,957
35.7%
Nama Nageswara Rao (Telugu Desam Party)
11,974 (1.0 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Vittal Rao
Muslim League Kerala
106,627
44.3%
Kolipak Kishan Rao
Indian National Congress
101,090
42.0%
P. Veeriah
Independent
23,842
9.9%
Kondapalli Srinivasa Rao
Independent
9,278
3.9%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
T. Lakshikantamma
Indian National Congress
163,806
49.8%
T.B. Vittal Rao
Communist Party of India
151,746
46.1%
Golla Venkateswarlu
Independent
13,529
4.1%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
T. Lakshmikantamma
Indian National Congress
200,534
53.1%
M. K. Rao
CPI (Marxist)
89,206
23.6%
R. Janakiramayya
Communist Party of India
67,068
17.8%
M. Narasimharao
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
20,730
5.5%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
T. Lakshmi Kantamma
Indian National Congress
137,830
36.9%
Chekuri Kasaiah
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti
121,369
32.5%
Manchikanti Ram Kishan Rao
CPI (Marxist)
92,012
24.7%
Kama John
Independent
12,333
3.3%
Kannekanti Sreenivas Rao
TEC
5,313
1.4%
Gogineni Satyanarayana Rao
Congress (O)
4,246
1.1%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jalagam Kondala Rao
Indian National Congress
208,617
51.3%
Yalamanchili Radha Krushna Murthy
CPI (Marxist)
122,628
30.2%
Nallamala Prasada Rao
Communist Party of India
72,530
17.8%
K. I. Vidya Sagar
Independent
2,868
0.7%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kondala Rao Jalagam
Congress (I)
201,559
42.1%
Upendraiah Samineni
Congress (U)
106,076
22.2%
Yalamanchili Radha Krishna Murthi
CPI (Marxist)
101,959
21.3%
Maddi China Venkat Reddy
Independent
32,378
6.8%
B. Lakshmi Naik
Independent
12,840
2.7%
K. Ram Mohan Rao
Independent
12,181
2.5%
Kama John
Independent
5,007
1.0%
Anuapurna Visalaksi Aluri
Independent
3,807
0.8%
Lingala Jamalaih
Independent
2,643
0.6%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jalagam Vengala Rao
Indian National Congress
261,056
44.7%
Nallamala Prasad Rao
Communist Party of India
169,557
29.0%
Parsa Satyanarayana
CPI (Marxist)
118,609
20.3%
Kandala Narsimha Reddy
Independent
30,126
5.2%
Chinthirala Joga Rao
Independent
3,725
0.6%
Banoth Laxma Nayak
Independent
895
0.2%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jalagam Vengal Rao
Indian National Congress
388,461
49.7%
Radhakrishna Murthy Yelamanchili
CPI (Marxist)
329,209
42.1%
Gaddam Venkatramalah
Independent
49,862
6.4%
Padiga Yerraiah
Independent
7,493
1.0%
Gandhuri Lalaiah
Independent
6,908
0.9%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rangayya Nayudu P.V.
Indian National Congress
316,186
44.2%
Tammineni Veerabhadram
CPI (Marxist)
310,268
43.4%
Gaddam Venkatramayya
Independent
45,999
6.4%
Ali Khadar Sayyad
Bharatiya Janata Party
12,852
1.8%
Khaja Khan Mohmad
Independent
3,984
0.6%
Kilari Manmadha Rao
Independent
3,915
0.5%
Harinadha Rao Boddu
Independent
3,428
0.5%
Nagisetti Ram Rao
Independent
2,682
0.4%
Arvapalli Vidya Sagar
Janata Party
2,596
0.4%
Ganduri Lalaiah
Independent
2,563
0.4%
Padiga Yerraiah
Independent
2,153
0.3%
Chirra Venkateswarlu
Independent
2,074
0.3%
Banoth Seetayya
Independent
1,855
0.3%
Avula Rama Rao
Independent
1,490
0.2%
Suryanarayana Jamgeti
Bahujan Samaj Party
1,208
0.2%
Prabhakar Reddy
Independent
964
0.1%
Venkateswarlu Yedavalli
Independent
615
0.1%
Tulasi Ramulu Natesan
Independent
596
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Veerabhadram Tammineni
CPI (Marxist)
374,675
42.8%
P.V. Rangaiah Naidu
Indian National Congress
311,384
35.6%
Nageswara Rao Koneru
NTRTDP(LP)
75,072
8.6%
Sadineni Venkateswarlu
Independent
45,749
5.2%
Jayachandra Reddy Reddyvari
Bharatiya Janata Party
28,823
3.3%
Padiga Yerraiah
Independent
7,022
0.8%
Bhukya Lingaiah
Independent
5,172
0.6%
Gangisarpa Sankar
Independent
4,172
0.5%
Ch. Joga Rao
Independent
3,642
0.4%
Thotamalla Chandrasekhara
Independent
2,677
0.3%
Guntupali Papaiah
Independent
2,001
0.2%
Ganduri Lalaiah
Independent
1,697
0.2%
Khadaar Ali Sayyad
AIIC(T)
1,467
0.2%
Chirra Venkateswarlu
Independent
1,386
0.2%
Poranki Venkata Raju
Independent
1,223
0.1%
Md. Galib
Independent
1,173
0.1%
Mangapati Nalajala
Independent
1,143
0.1%
Pilla Jagadish Naidu
Independent
1,072
0.1%
Mylavarapu Mallikharjuna Rao
Independent
796
0.1%
Akarapu Prabhu Lingachary
Independent
729
0.1%
Nagandla Janaki Rama Rao
Independent
654
0.1%
Madakam Mutyalu
Independent
595
0.1%
Boinapalli Venkatrao
Independent
576
0.1%
Banoth Bikna
Independent
501
0.1%
Pullareddy Bheem Reddy
Independent
466
0.1%
Bheemji Naik
Independent
410
0.0%
Sarvar Mohiuddin
Independent
398
0.0%
Banoth Laxma Naik
Independent
326
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Nadendla Bhaskar Rao
Indian National Congress
363,747
40.3%
Thammineni Veerabhadram
CPI (Marxist)
352,083
39.0%
Ravindra Naik Dharavath
Bharatiya Janata Party
117,926
13.1%
Smt. Aruna Chandra
Independent
55,624
6.2%
Gopagani Narasaiah
Independent
4,536
0.5%
Annavarapu Rajeswar Rao
Independent
4,102
0.5%
Danda Lingaiah
Independent
3,248
0.4%
Banoth Bikna
Independent
1,230
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Renuka Chowdhury
Indian National Congress
328,596
35.9%
Baby Swarna Kumari Maddineni
Telugu Desam Party
320,198
34.9%
Guguloth Dharma
CPI (Marxist)
184,422
20.1%
Aruna Chandra
Independent
52,971
5.8%
Matte Gurumurthy
MCPI(S)
15,129
1.7%
Muralidhar.G
AJBP
2,779
0.3%
Eda Seshagiri Rao
Independent
2,029
0.2%
Gopagani Shankar Rao
Janata Dal (Secular)
1,997
0.2%
Padiga Yerraiah
Independent
1,955
0.2%
Guduru Satyanarayana
Independent
1,829
0.2%
Dr Irri Mari Anna
Independent
1,822
0.2%
Kodamsimham Pandu Ranga Charyulu
Independent
1,519
0.2%
Kama Rama Rao
Independent
1,325
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Renuka Chowdhury
Indian National Congress
518,047
50.6%
Nama Nageswara Rao
Telugu Desam Party
409,159
40.0%
Aruna Chandra
Independent
50,619
4.9%
Burra Venkanna
Independent
14,552
1.4%
Nalajala Saroja
PPOI
10,255
1.0%
Padiga Yerraiah
Independent
8,316
0.8%
Nama Naik Islavath
Independent
5,899
0.6%
Pittala Venkata Narasaiah Mudira
MRS
3,345
0.3%
Banoth Somla Naik
Independent
2,985
0.3%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Nama Nageswara Rao
Telugu Desam Party
469,368
45.4%
Renuka Chowdhury
Indian National Congress
344,920
33.4%
Jalagam Hemamalini
PRAP
131,135
12.7%
Avula Venkateswarlu
Independent
23,325
2.3%
Jupelli Satyanarayana
LSP
12,143
1.2%
Banoth Laxma Naik
Independent
11,642
1.1%
Mallavarapu Jeremiah
Independent
10,190
1.0%
Kapilavai Ravinder
Bharatiya Janata Party
9,644
0.9%
Thondapu Venkateswara Rao
Bahujan Samaj Party
6,302
0.6%
Chanda Lingaiah
Independent
4,543
0.4%
Danda Lingaiah
Independent
3,893
0.4%
Manukonda Raghuram Prasad
PPOI
3,868
0.4%
Shaik Madar Saheb
TPPP
3,036
0.3%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy
YSR Congress Party
421,957
35.7%
Nama Nageswara Rao
Telugu Desam Party
409,983
34.7%
Kankanala Narayana
Communist Party of India
187,653
15.9%
Budan Baig Shaik
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
89,063
7.5%
Lingala Ravi Kumar
Independent
9,454
0.8%
Gokinepalli Venkateswara Rao
Independent
8,053
0.7%
Bachala Laxmaiah
Independent
6,494
0.5%
Mokalla Ramesh
Independent
5,386
0.5%
Kaki Bhaskar
Independent
5,354
0.5%
Nagarjuna Cherukuru
JSP
4,999
0.4%
None Of The Above
Independent
4,983
0.4%
Dodda Ram Babu
Bahujan Samaj Party
4,757
0.4%
Nagireddy Raji Reddy
Independent
4,480
0.4%
Medarametla Rama Rao
PPI
4,135
0.3%
Banoth Kishan Nayak
Independent
1,611
0.1%
Gugulothu Sarvan
Independent
1,488
0.1%
Gugulothu Ranjith Kumar
Independent
1,432
0.1%
Banoth Laxma Naik
Independent
1,338
0.1%
Ramesh Kommu
Independent
1,267
0.1%
Mudige Nageswara Rao
Independent
1,194
0.1%
Jerripothula Srinivas
Independent
1,116
0.1%
Kalthi Venkateswarlu
Independent
1,059
0.1%
Ramu Kandula
Independent
1,019
0.1%
Kalthi Ramulamma
Independent
980
0.1%
Busireddy Shankar Reddy
Independent
963
0.1%
Kanakam Tirumala Rao
Independent
916
0.1%
Sanapa Pommaiah
Independent
886
0.1%
Marikanti Vasudasu
Independent
877
0.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Khammam has been contested at 15 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Muslim League Kerala, Indian National Congress, Congress (I), CPI (Marxist), Telugu Desam Party, YSR Congress Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Khammam in the 2014 Lok Sabha election?
Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy (YSR Congress Party) won Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, in 2014 with 421,957 votes (35.7%), a margin of 11,974 votes over Nama Nageswara Rao.
Which parties have won Khammam since 1957?
Since 1957, Khammam has been won by: CPI (Marxist), Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Muslim League Kerala, Telugu Desam Party, YSR Congress Party.
What was the closest result in Khammam?
The closest result on record for Khammam was 1991, when Indian National Congress beat CPI (Marxist) by just 5,918 votes (0.8 percentage points).